Enrollment
192
Elementary
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDDLESEX BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341005003408
Parker Elementary School
SOUTH LINCOLN AVENUE, MIDDLESEX, NJ 08846 · (732) 317-6000 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL192 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
114 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 29% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 27% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Parker Elementary School→Woodland Intermediate School→Von E. Mauger Middle School→Middlesex High School
Based on grade levels within Middlesex Borough School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
41.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +14.7pp since 2023
Math
39.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.9% | 39.6% |
| 2023-24 | 27.2% | 41.3% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Parker Elementary School
Parker Elementary School's state test result (37.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Elementary School this school | 192 | 59.4% | 37.5% |
| School #8 CLIFTON | 165 | 55.8% | 28.2% |
| Belleville PS10 BELLEVILLE | 164 | 61.6% | 52.3% |
| Columbus School LODI | 265 | 60.0% | 53.7% |
| Memorial School SOUTH HACKENSACK | 222 | 55.0% | 51.3% |
| Roosevelt School Manville | 213 | 64.8% | 28.1% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Parker Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #807 of 1,290 | #79 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #802 of 1,319 ▼ 76 | #77 of 111 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #886 of 1,319 ▲ 219 | #74 of 111 ▲ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 192 | #1,405 of 1,562 | #123 of 130 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.4% | #467 of 1,481 | #29 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #305 of 798 | #49 of 84 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
192
+14 (+8%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 252
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 192 | 17.4 | 11.1:1 | 59% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 181 | 17.6 | 10.3:1 | 52% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 176 | 17.7 | 9.9:1 | 44% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 178 | 16 | 11.1:1 | 52% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 222 | 18.7 | 11.9:1 | 55% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 213 | 15 | 14.2:1 | 50% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 172 | 11 | 15.6:1 | 40% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 189 | 16 | 11.8:1 | 31% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 252 | 15 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parker Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (222 to 192); teachers down 7% (18.7 to 17.4).
About Parker Elementary School
As a small elementary school, Parker Elementary School serves students in MIDDLESEX, New Jersey. The school runs kindergarten through 3 and enrolls 192 students. That compares with an average of about 405 students for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Middlesex Borough School District runs 6 schools with a combined 2,027 students. Parker Elementary School is one of them.
Of every 100 students at Parker Elementary School, about 58 are Hispanic. It is also 20% White, 10% Asian, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. Middlesex County's residents are about 24% Hispanic, 34 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Parker Elementary School scores 61%.
There are 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is similar, at 11.4:1. On the income side, 59% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Middlesex County is 42%.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Parker Elementary School outscored 44%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Parker Elementary School is 3.8 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 37.5% actual, 33.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Jersey.
Middlesex County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $111,549, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Middlesex County's 214 public schools enroll about 129,255 students and include Parker Elementary School.
Measured in a straight line, Middlesex High School is about 0.4 miles from Parker Elementary School. The five-mile area around Parker Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Parker Elementary School ranks 4th on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 8%.
People who know Parker Elementary School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
871,290
Census ACS
Median income
$111,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
129,255 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Middlesex Borough School District
- Middlesex High SchoolHigh · 597 students
- Von E. Mauger Middle SchoolMiddle · 502 students
- Woodland Intermediate SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Watchung Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
- Hazelwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 198 students
Other schools in MIDDLESEX
- Middlesex High SchoolHigh · 597 students
- Von E. Mauger Middle SchoolMiddle · 502 students
- Woodland Intermediate SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Watchung Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
- Hazelwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 198 students
Other Parker Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Parker Elementary. Parker Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 9.
- Parker Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 924 students
- PARKER ELEMENTARYELK RIVER, MN · 513 students
- PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPANAMA CITY, FL · 510 students
- Parker Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 468 students
- Parker Elementary SchoolGALVESTON, TX · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Middlesex High School0.4 mi · 597
- John P. Faber Elementary School1.1 mi · 621
- Von E. Mauger Middle School1.1 mi · 502
- Woodland Intermediate School1.1 mi · 317
- Watchung Elementary School1.1 mi · 221
- Grandview Elementary School1.2 mi · 579
Frequently asked questions
About Parker Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Parker Elementary School?
Parker Elementary School enrolls approximately 192 students in grades KG-03.
Is Parker Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Parker Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
How many students per teacher at Parker Elementary School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Parker Elementary School.
How diverse is Parker Elementary School?
Parker Elementary School reports a student body of 20% White, 58% Hispanic, 7% Black, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Parker Elementary School?
Parker Elementary School is overseen by Middlesex Borough School District in Middlesex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.